Highly Specialist Macmillan Oncology Dietitian

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic band 7 dietitian to join the oncology service at Charing Cross Hospital on a fixed-term basis for a maternity leave. This post covers the non-surgical upper GI service (radical chemo-radiotherapy and palliative treatments) and a mixed outpatient caseload of solid tumour groups. The post holder will provide support and supervision to a rotational band 6 dietitian covering an inpatient general oncology caseload.

This band 7 substantive post is a specialist role, dedicated to managing a nutritionally challenging clinical caseload. This will require a thorough understanding of complex nutrition support including parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition, supportive and palliative care, and complex decision making around feeding in advanced cancer and end of life care.

You will be working closely within the supportive environment of the specialist oncology dietetic team at Charing Cross Hospital. You will be joining a well-established, forward-thinking dietetics department.

The role provides access to a range of opportunities including structured involvement in student education, and quality improvement projects. If you are a knowledgeable and driven clinician who thrives in a busy multidisciplinary setting and is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred nutritional care, we encourage your application.

There is an option to increase the contracted hours from 0.8WTE to 1.0WTE as part of a flexible working request.

Main duties of the job

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques.
• To work both independently and within a team structure, demonstrating leadership to manage own and team caseload.  To efficiently manage a caseload and organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• To formulate and deliver an individualised and specialist care plan / therapy management programme based on advanced knowledge of evidence based practice, advanced clinical reasoning skills and a wide range of specialist treatment options. As a specialist clinician to provide a second opinion where required.
• To provide clarity and communicate complex clinical findings to the patient/carers to gain valid informed consent, prior to any intervention. To work within a legal framework for those patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
• To communicate with patients in a way that empowers them to make informed choices about the management of their condition and engages them in the planning and delivery of treatment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.